chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes!

if you ever happen to have 8 sticks of butter, 3 cups of brown sugar, >1 TBSP. of vanilla, >5 cups of flour, 4 eggs, and 1 cup of mini chocolate chips (and other misc. ingredients :)), we suggest that you make chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes. they're like a thrice baked chocolate chip cookie!

first, the night before you want to make the cupcakes,
make the cookie dough.




then, use your beloved 'pampered chef' 1.5 tbsp scoop (or one similar)
to shape the dough into balls.


after the dough balls have sat in the freezer overnight,
it's time to make the cupcake batter!


you can have children help too, i.e. carter liked stirring and licking the beaters.




line cupcake pans with paper liners and fill each 2/3 full with batter.
put a cookie dough ball in the center of each 'cupcake'.
*recipe may make ~30 instead of 24 cupcakes, so be prepared :)




bake the cupcakes @ 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes, more or less.


and then patiently wait until the timer goes off,
and a toothpick comes out from the cake part, for the most part, clean.




you could even treat yourself to one of the extra cookie dough balls... we did!


let the cupcakes cool after baking,
and don't mind the crack/hole that forms where the dough once was...
the frosting will hide it soon :)


whip up the cookie dough buttercream frosting. to spread on the doughnuts ;)


sprinkle each sweet frosting mountain with some mini choc. chips...


and ENJOY!






they are a deliciously rich treat... irresistibly YUM!